We know about the issues but a fix may be a little time in coming. The bar on the front page is due to a new version of Wordpress that was installed to try and fix some of the issues; it worked to a certain extent but only for problems that didn't affect members.

The server problems (ie: slowdowns, timeouts, etc.) are what's causing us fits right now. We've done what we can and are awaiting a specialist to arrive early next week.